Older brains may be more similar to younger brains than previously thought. A new study from BBSRC-funded researchers at the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit and the University of Cambridge has shown that changes in the ageing brain previously observed using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) – one of the standard ways […]
Infant eye movements link to autism
A recent Medical Research Council study found that babies move their eyes more often when they are young are more likely to develop Autism when they are older. The study is part on an ongoing study, funded by the Medical Research Council, that looks for early warning signs for Autism. Researchers examined how often babies […]
Cambridge Science Festival 2015 at the CBU
An entertaining and educational evening of demonstrations and lectures will be held at the CBU on Wednesday 18th March, from 6-8.30pm. Our annual science open evening, this year titled “Exploring mind and brain” is given as part of the Cambridge Science Festival and features lectures from three of our leading scientists highlighting our varied research, […]
The Kymata Atlas enters beta testing
The Kymata Atlas, a joint enterprise between the MRC-CBSU and Cambridge University, has now entered beta testing. The online atlas is a repository of neural models, allowing anyone in the world to browse neuroimaging results generated using an analysis pipeline developed at the Unit (Thwaites et al. 2015). The atlas allows the user to search […]
Gender Equality in Science – our latest workshop
We are delighted to invite you to a one-day meeting: ‘Gender Equality in Science – Pathways to Success’. The meeting will be held on Tuesday 10 March 2015, 10.30am to 4pm,at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (CBSU), 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge, CB2 7EF. The event is aimed for both women and men. It […]
Do our brains age differently?
Researchers at the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit have discovered that specific mental abilities – such as problem-solving or multi-tasking – decline with age at different rates because individuals’ brains age differently. This challenges the previously held idea that, as we get older, these types of mental abilities all decline at the same rate. Given […]
Low working memory and ADHD: same or different?
Working memory is vital for holding information in mind in the course of many everyday activities. Children with weak working memory skills often fail to remember vital information in classroom activities, and are slow to learn in key areas of the curriculum such as reading and maths. To their teachers, these children often seem […]
Brain networks in childhood – they’re dynamic!
We have known for some time that the brain is composed of a set of highly integrated networks, with seemingly distant brain areas forming coordinated systems. These networks develop gradually throughout childhood, with those networks thought responsible for higher-order cognition (e.g. short-term memory, attention) showing the slowest development. Typically these networks have been studied using […]
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